Who's Who of Indian Musicians (WWIM), originally published by Sangeet Natak Akademi: National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama (SNA) in two editions (1968 and 1984), is a voluminous directory of Indian musicians. The directory data was collected from vocalists and instrumentalists of Hindustani and Carnatic traditions, and other various genres including folk music. It is possible to use overall 3,160 entries (1,877 musicians) for inquiries about their birth year, specialization, and educational background, as well as their performing experiences abroad and publications, if any. Entries in this WWIM database are compiled from the original print versions after correcting the editorial errors such as duplications or misspellings.

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Toggle column: Personal ID - Record ID - Data No - Musician ID - Full name - C or H - Gender - Religion - Year of Birth - Vocal 1 - Vocal 2 - Vocal 3 - Instrument 1 - Instrument 2 - Instrument 3
P01721
1632
1576
Venkataram, Bangalore K.
C
M
H
1934
mridangam
ghatam
P00049
1631
1575
Venkataraju, Kolanka
C
M
H
1909
mridangam
P01720
1630
1574
Venkatappiah Sastry,Mahavadi
C
M
H
1911
Vocal
P01719
1629
1573
Venkatappa, M.V.
C
M
H
1919
violin
P01718
1628
1572
Venkatakrishnan, Madurai P.M.
C
M
H
1922
Vocal
P01763
1627
1619
Venkatakamakshi, Vulimiri
C
M
H
1928
vina
P01717
1626
1571
Venkatachar, K.J.
C
M
H
1938
violin
P01716
1625
1570
Venkatachalam, Ramnad V.
C
M
H
1926
vina
P01971
1624
1838
Venkatachalam C.A.
C
M
H
1926
vina
P01970
1623
1836
Venkata Gopalam, Mudum
C
M
H
1938
Vocal
P01969
1622
1835
Venkannachar,Kurudi
C
M
H
1928
Vocal
P01715
1621
1569
Venkalappadu, Penukuduru
C
M
H
1934
flute
P01968
1620
1834
Venkaiah, Alluru
C
M
H
1931
nagasvaram
P01967
1619
1833
Velukutty Nair, Mavelikara K.
C
M
H
1927
mridangam
P01714
1618
1568
Veeruswamy Pillai, P.S.
C
M
H
1901
nagasvaram
P01713
1617
1567
Veerusamy, Conjeepuram Velayuda
C
M
H
1924
mridangam
kanjira
P01806
1616
1665
Veeraghavan, Tirupparkadal
C
M
H
1928
violin
P01712
1615
1566
Veeraraghava Sarma, Orirala
C
M
H
1908
Vocal
P01965
1614
1831
Veerabhadriah, Mamulpet Lingappa
C
M
H
1915
mridangam
P01711
1613
1565
Veerabhadraiah, A.
C
M
H
1924
violin

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